Anthony Johnson - Reggae Feelings

�Reggae Feelings� is a reminder of the continuing relevance of the dancehall style; rough, raw and rugged they represent the real authentic sound of young Jamaica from over thirty years ago when the youths �forgot their troubles and danced�.

Recorded At Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica
Produced By Delroy Wright & Jah Thomas
Mixed At King Tubby's, Kingston, Jamaica
Backing Band The Roots Radics
Recorded 1982/84
The Roots Radics
Rhythm guitar: Eric �Bingy Bunny� Lamont
Bass guitar: Errol �Flabba� Holt from The Morwells, Gladstone �Gladdy� Anderson and Ansel Collins with Wycliffe �Steely� Johnson on keyboards, Lincoln �Style� Scott and Carlton �Santa� Davis on drums, Noel �Sowell� Bailey, Winston �Bo Peep� Bowen, Earl �Chinna� Smith and Dwight Pinkney on guitars Percussionists Herman �Bongo Herman� Davis and Christopher �Sky Juice� Blake.

The producer for the album, deejay turned record producer, Jah Thomas also recorded two songs which were critical to the development of the dancehall style: Triston Palma�s �Entertainment� in 1981, a cut of �Heavenless�, and �Gunshot� by Anthony Johnson.Born in Kingston, Jamaica 25th December 1957 Roy Anthony Johnson grew up in the notorious Trench Town ghetto where, inspired by local vocalists, Dennis Brown, Alton Ellis & John Holt, he made his debut recording �Free Black Man� for Bunny �Striker� Lee which remained unreleased. He went on to record with Jo Jo Hookim at Channel One before becoming a member of the Mystic I vocal trio alongside Les Clarke and Balvin Fials, who released the �Mysterious� album, produced by Linval Thompson, on Burning Sounds.